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2000 SESSION
SB 87 Live In Our Community Police Housing Program and Fund; created.
Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Live In Our Community Police Housing Program and Fund. Establishes the Live In Our Community Police Housing Program to encourage law-enforcement officers to become homeowners and residents in communities covered by community-policing programs through subsidies and/or grants. The program shall be administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) in cooperation with the Department of Criminal Justice Services and the Virginia Housing Development Authority. The bill requires DHCD to promulgate regulations for the implementation of the program including the criteria for (i) eligible law-enforcement officers, (ii) selecting participating community policing programs, and (iii) home ownership or other suitable initiatives under the Program. The bill also establishes the Live In Our Community Housing Fund to provide financial support for the program and its administration. This bill has a July 1, 2005, sunset.
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:
Live In Our Community Police Housing Program and Fund. Establishes the Live In Our Community Police Housing Program to encourage law-enforcement officers to become homeowners and residents in communities covered by community-policing programs through subsidies and/or grants. The program shall be administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) in cooperation with the Department of Criminal Justice Services and the Virginia Housing Development Authority. The bill requires DHCD to promulgate regulations for the implementation of the program including the criteria for (i) eligible law-enforcement officers, (ii) selecting participating community policing programs, and (iii) home ownership or other suitable initiatives under the Program. The bill also establishes the Live In Our Community Housing Fund to provide financial support for the program and its administration.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Live In Our Community Police Housing Program and Fund. Establishes the Live In Our Community Police Housing Program to encourage law-enforcement officers to become homeowners and residents in communities covered by community-policing programs through subsidies and/or grants. The program shall be administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) in cooperation with the Department of Criminal Justice Services and the Virginia Housing Development Authority. The bill requires DHCD to promulgate regulations for the implementation of the program including the criteria for (i) eligible law-enforcement officers, (ii) selecting participating community policing programs, and (iii) home ownership or other suitable initiatives under the Program. The bill also establishes the Live In Our Community Housing Fund to provide financial support for the program and its administration.